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Mr Angus MacDonald vs Neil O'Brien

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
vs
Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Mr Angus MacDonald and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 52 different votes 261 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 33 No
Tax 94% aligned 53 shared votes
17 Aye 36 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 56% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 75% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

58.3%
14% below average
Rank 586 of 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 108 of 650
368
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,817
2,162 eligible divisions
200
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
49.5% of votes cast
168
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
918
50.5% of votes cast
15
4.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

58
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Appearances
19
-75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650
82
-82.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
23
-141.5 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£196,056
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£196,056
13% below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
178 of 189 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
83 of 90 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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